Radio TRO

Radio TRO is brought to you in part by:Twisted Road - Motorcycle Rental in the USAVisit Twisted.TRO.bike to get a FREE riding day!Travis gets the featured-special chair after flying into New Mexico in moto boots, turning a helmet bag into a hard-shell purse and borrowing Maggie's bike for the Truth or Consequences tour. His ride report moves from Winston, Alpine and the Devil's Highway to blacktop that changes color, gravel that waits mid-corner and rain that dumps once then vanishes. By the end, the verdict is simple enough for a dehydrated punk-rock tourist: New Mexico is worth it ... but not for beginners.Robin runs the same trip with moving-house panic, rig repairs, reversed leaf springs and family gravity blinking red behind the visor. The ride becomes his season reboot, with the road-that-shall-not-be-named turning stress management into delayed-apex therapy. His lesson is consistency, less to prove than skill and a Japanese horn sharp enough to discourage every animal except javelinas.Brian keeps the grab bag from flying apart with Brown County rally logistics, bad superbike shopping advice and the old truth that you cannot plan every inch of a corner. A Ducati Panigale V4S, BMW S1000RR, Norton Manx and a Miata-plus-track-bike answer all get dragged into the same smiles-per-dollar courtroom. When the talk turns serious, he recommends doing the homework, trusting the skills and committing before the baby heads decide for you.Jordan Liebman returns to Joey Dunlop's 1977 with Mick Grant skepticism, Formula-class growing pains and the Silver Jubilee TT that made Joey impossible to ignore. Joey wins on a TZ750 he barely trusts, worries about opening the champagne, stops at Parliament Square on the last lap and still beats George Fogarty by 51.66 seconds. The rope-held exhaust, 110.93 mph lap and Barry Sheene horizon all say Joey's anonymity was no more.Speaker Entry:Brian Wringer - 00:02:00Robin Dean - 00:02:15Travis Burleson - 00:02:32Jordan Liebman - 00:49:53Episode Page: https://tro.bike/?p=36793Music by Rabid Neon and Otis McDonald

Radio TRO is brought to you in part by:Twisted Road - Motorcycle Rental in the USAVisit Twisted.TRO.bike to get a FREE riding day!Robin and Brian detour into the literary world of The Relaxation Response, framing it as integral to decompressing from modern life stress. Brian highlights how simple, secular powers of any mantra can lower the heart rate, while Robin acknowledges a profound mental shift that occurs when we quiet our internal dialogue. Together, they pitch the practice as Zen's tune-up, proving even tech-obsessed riders need to downshift their nervous system now and then.But first, Anders Carlson drops in (!) with solid-state battery hype tethered. Yes, the tech is real but scale and delivery are the boss fights amid Verge's marketing fog. He cites a few news resources, mentions engine makers, flags big potential but doubts mass rollout.Joanne turns street vs. off road gear chat into a no-nonsense buyer's guide. Using Brian's KLR650 as baseline, she maps 70-30 and 50-50 splits with weight and mixed-terrain trade-offs. She nails vent placement, abrasion needs and off-road wear, giving a clear framework to shop with.Angelmarie launches 404 Clutch Not Found with a real curve-entry question and a call for guidance. The one and only Armené Piper answers with slow in, look press lean tactics along with drills and feedback. Together, they tackle target fixation, body posture, stall recovery and a learning-forward mindset that feels doable.By the way ... welcome back, Piper! She's a veteran instructor dealing curve wisdom like track-day espresso. Her rules to tattoo on your brain: slow in, out with a grin, scan for debris and downshift when needed. Ride with skilled folks, find mentors and training from MSF to Total Control to Street Masters.Speaker Entry:Brian Wringer - 00:02:51Robin Dean - 00:02:58Anders Carlson - 00:08:52Joanne Donn - 00:41:24Angelmarie Kendall - 00:52:25Armené Piper - 00:52:44Episode Page: https://tro.bike/?p=36559Music by Rabid Neon and Otis McDonald

Radio TRO is brought to you in part by:Twisted Road - Motorcycle Rental in the USAVisit Twisted.TRO.bike to get a FREE riding day!Robin opens on boundaries and what reason can cover, then pivoting to the four eyed rider. He teases a new production process and automation to speed TRO's workflow and offers a toolbox the whole garage can borrow. He corrects a Daytona era CB750 tale via Jordan, then riffs on FBI bike seizures and the Yalla Habibi movie.Brian jumps into the Daytona 200 debate, noting Honda's top finish mixed strategy with real skill. He covers Twisted Throttle closing, the ripple for brands and the aftermarket, the clearances and a real shot for SW Motech to step in. Then gear talk lands on maintenance apps, pitting Look Over and Moto Shed against TRO.bike's tools, with jokes street tested.Angel pops in with a freeway drizzle question, asking why she suddenly feels safer on the highway than on city streets. That sparks talk on speed differences, cognitive load and the shifting boundaries riders juggle to stay sane. She also flags 404-clutch-not-found, inviting new riders to find footing as her online presence grows.Joanne goes wearables first and swears glasses under a helmet can be comfy with the right setup. She praises prescription inserts, OTG goggles and premium liners, plus Arai, Shoei and Flying Eyes lore for clear daily vision. Budget seekers get Tourmaster's Centurion, while her ethos says pay more for real comfort and wide peripheral awareness.Jordan wraps Moments in Motorcycle History by finishing 1970's Daytona 200 and the other Honda trio with doomed cam chain tensioners. He details Bob Hansen coaching Dick Mann from the pits, a chess move that rewired race strategy and the sport's politics. He reviews the era, the rise of two strokes and shifting winners from 1971 to 1974.Speaker Entry:Robin Dean - 00:02:51Brian Wringer - 00:03:04Angelmarie Kendall - 00:19:31Joanne Donn - 00:35:14Jordan Liebman - 00:53:02Episode Page: https://tro.bike/?p=36524Music by Rabid Neon and Otis McDonald

Radio TRO is brought to you in part by:Twisted Road - Motorcycle Rental in the USAVisit Twisted.TRO.bike to get a FREE riding day!Welcome back, Dylan Code, who's here to catch us up plus push us forward on all things SuperbikeSchool.com! They've got toys that spy on eyes and squeeze bars for science. Dylan maps a careful 2026 plan with Buttonwillow, Carolina MP, Jennings, Utah, Mid-Ohio, Chuckwalla and Podium Club, all while keeping to core.Then, Brian gets nerdy with wiring, relay-fed accessories, the HealTech Thunderbox and Optimate chargers that spare your battery. He dreams of feeding a wiring diagram to AI so it parses and builds a safe, step-by-step workflow, then he reality checks the limits. He nods to Dylan's RevZilla trail braking piece and coaches listeners through the messy middle of bolt on upgrades.Robin enters with a UI win: episode timestamps in the players for skip control and less silky talk if you must dodge it. He and Maggie rode New Mexico to scout the 59 ride, dodged remote hazards, spotted elk and sweatededed the route mapping grind. He wraps with questions from the wild, plus a tease on boundaries for an upcoming episode.Jordan rewinds to Daytona 1970 and Honda's data play, with Harada aiming to win by crunching "frontal area". He tracks Mann, Romero, Nixon and the two stroke swarm, plus ignition gremlins and privateers like Castro getting ground down. He closes with the finishing order, the privateer edge and a promise to dig deeper into this era next time.Speaker Entry:Brian Wringer - 00:02:51Robin Dean - 00:03:06Dylan Code - 00:22:32Jordan Liebman - 01:04:48Episode Page: https://tro.bike/?p=36488Music by Rabid Neon and Otis McDonald

Radio TRO is brought to you in part by:Twisted Road - Motorcycle Rental in the USAVisit Twisted.TRO.bike to get a FREE riding day!Brian plays tire cop, newbie whisperer and Tiger 800 hype man while nudging everyone toward TRO's Road Rubber rankings. He shrugs at Indy's winter chaos, brags about scoring cheap Angel STs and dares tire makers to let "two gorillas" shred their products. His starter-bike gospel stays the same: finish MSF, try lots of bikes, get ABS and stop pretending you need a rocket when a 300-400 cc or mild 650 will do.Robin swoons over the Tiger's gadgets, trolls a friend about it for sport and confesses ongoing love for his current bike. He's cranking out a GSX-8R valve-check story, steering newbies toward sensible bikes from the Rebel 300 to the Z500 and lecturing them to find mentors instead of influencers. Next, he slips in a hack or two on how "nitrile gloves solve everything."Joanne hunts used boots like a thrift-store sniper, using them to roast fake insulation hype. She delivers a winter playbook of non-cotton bases, legit mids, real shells and the eternal reminder that leather is just cold skin pretending to be gear. She also ranks heated gear, some of them seven-volt toys, reminding the guys to Google materials with "motorcycle" in the mix like an adult.Jordan beams back to Daytona 1970 where handling ruled, Brits fixed their exhaust flop and everyone pretended sketchy brakes were fine. Harley bet on the XR750 and luck, privateers clogged the track and going five MPH faster meant nine extra miles of misery. Meanwhile Yamaha, Suzuki and Kawasaki screamed around at 150-plus and proved engineering beats wishful thinking every time.Speaker Entry:Brian Wringer - 00:02:51Robin Dean - 00:03:04Joanne Donn - 00:26:42Jordan Liebman - 00:41:33Episode Page: https://tro.bike/?p=36432Music by Rabid Neon and Otis McDonald

Radio TRO is brought to you in part by:Twisted Road - Motorcycle Rental in the USAVisit Twisted.TRO.bike to get a FREE riding day!Our guest is once again new rider Angel Kendall, who kicks things off with a gravel-at-70 wake-up call. She wants to know more about finding the right community, growing her route radius and seasonal gear choices. Reflex mistakes in the form of mirrorless lane changes, stalls and a sidestand oops also get due mention.Maggie's part translator, part truth-teller, explaining what "naked" bikes are before confessing to being stranded by her Triumph Street Triple's immobilizer. She vouches for mesh gear with armor when summer gets hot. As an instructor, her mantra is simple: eyes up, habits tight and look as far ahead as you safely can.Joanne is on resource duty, sharing a link to Angel's Ninja 400 owner's manual. She treats airbags like smart insurance if/when Alpinestars or Dainese women's cuts actually fit. She speaks honestly about community and skill fade, admitting to her own rust after a U-turn tip-over in Denver (only bent the shifter thanks to crash bars).Speaker Entry:Joanne Donn - 00:02:51Maggie Dean - 00:03:42Angel Kendall - 00:32:22Episode Page: https://tro.bike/?p=36112Music by Rabid Neon and Otis McDonald